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💧 Registration is now OPEN for accredited stakeholders to attend the 2026 UN Water Conference in📍Abu Dhabi, UAE, from 8–10 December 2026
⏰️ Deadline: 6 November
Join us from around the 🌍 to accelerate action on #SDG6
Register here 🔗 : sdgs.un.org/conferences/wate…
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Want the latest information on the 2026 UN Water Conference? 💧
Join the multi-stakeholder briefing on 3 November, 10:30–11:30 AM EST, for updates ahead of the conference in Abu Dhabi (8–10 December).
More info: bit.ly/Webinar3November2026
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The right policies can make change work for everyone and strengthen transformations themselves.
But what does that look like in practice?
Our latest #WorldSocialReport explores the New Economics of Social Inclusion.
Read more: desapublications.un.org/un-d…
UN DESA Sustainable Development retweeted
💸 How can $1M help unlock $7M+ in financing?
🇨🇴 In Colombia, @JointSDGFund is helping improve access to finance for greener businesses through a Bancóldex credit line.
✍️ Resident Coordinator @mtorresmacho explores how: jointsdgfund.org/article/bey…
Heading to Abu Dhabi in December? 🌍
Don’t miss the multi-stakeholder briefing on 3 November (10:30–11:30 AM EST) with updates on the 2026 UN Water Conference.
Register here: bit.ly/Webinar3November2026
Around 2.1 billion people still lack safe drinking water. We can all do our part in conserving our precious resources - get ideas on what simple #WaterAction you can take in our Lazy Person’s Guide:
➡️/bit.ly/UN-WaterActions
Next week: multi-stakeholder briefing on the 2026 UN Water Conference.
📅 3 November, 10:30–11:30 AM EST (16:30–17:30 CET).
Get updated information before the conference in Abu Dhabi, 8–10 December.
Register here: bit.ly/Webinar3November2026
Clean water is reaching more homes than ever. 74% of people worldwide now have safely managed drinking water, up from 68% in 2015. 💧
Learn more about Goal 6: un.org/sustainabledevelopmen…
#GlobalGoals
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Joining the launch of the Global Policy Institute at the University of Maryland.
My message to the next generation of leaders remains the same as it was eight years ago: The future belongs to those who lean into the journey with courage and purpose.
Young people have the energy and vision to shape our world. Our responsibility is to share the wisdom and experience to inform their leadership.
UN DESA Sustainable Development retweeted
Safe toilets mean dignity.
More than half a billion people still share toilets with other households, putting women's and girls' privacy and security at greater risk.
What do safe toilets mean to you?
#WorldToiletDay 🚽 worldtoiletday.org
UN DESA Sustainable Development retweeted
Register now for this year's Internet Governance Forum in Nairobi!
The 21st @intgovforum from 14 to 18 December 2026 will spotlight "Governing the Internet in the Age of Intelligence: Our Shared Responsibility".
Join us: indico.un.org/e/igf2026
More: igf2026.intgovforum.org
"Closing the gender gap isn’t a side issue for the 2030 Agenda. It’s one of the fastest ways we have left to deliver on all of it."
In a NEW #SDGBlog, UN DESA ASG @BjorgSandkjaer on why women's leadership is not only right, but vital to global progress: desapublications.un.org/un-d…
Shifting toward plant-rich meals significantly reduces your overall water footprint, proving that taking personal #WaterAction in your daily diet is an effective way to #ActNow.
Go to un.org/actnow to learn more!
UN DESA Sustainable Development retweeted
📢 Calling all participants of the UN Water Conference!
Join our informational briefing for official updates on the Conference and what you can expect.
🗓️ Tuesday, 3 November
⏰ 10:30 AM EDT
➡️ Register and learn more: sdgs.un.org/events/multi-sta…
What do we lose when inclusion is an afterthought?
That's the heart of the question in the upcoming #WorldSocialReport, which calls for social inclusion as an integral part of progress from the start.
More from our UN DESA expert Rashmi Banga: desapublications.un.org/un-d…
In most countries, the incomes of the poorest rose faster than the national average, but progress is uneven.
Reducing inequality requires closing income gaps, protecting labour and scaling development finance.
Learn more about #SDG10: unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2…
🌊 From pledges to progress! 26–27 Oct at the UN Conference Centre, Bangkok: @UNDESA & @UNESCAP bring Asia-Pacific countries together to turn #UNOC3 commitments into action, from marine protected areas to blue carbon 💙
📍 Learn More: sdgs.un.org/events/enhancing…
#SDG14
Safe homes are the foundation for dignity and opportunity.
On #PovertyDay, we call for housing systems that place human rights and dignity at the centre.
Here are 3️⃣ reasons why safe homes matter in the fight against poverty: desapublications.un.org/un-d…
Join us at the 2026 UN Water Conference!
When? 8-10 December 2026
Where? Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Make sure you read all the instructions on how to gain access to all the exciting events!
sdgs.un.org/conferences/wate…
#WaterAction
As we navigate economic, digital and green transformations, the World Social Report provides an actionable blueprint to ensure these transitions are socially inclusive by design.
Learn more in the #WorldSocialReport 2026: desapublications.un.org/
